How to Use uppercase in a Sentence

uppercase

1 of 2 adjective
Definition of uppercasenext
  • But uppercase when the phrase is linked to a time zone such as Eastern Daylight Time.
    — WSJ, 10 Mar. 2023
  • As part of the design, an uppercase block-A Alabama logo sits on the neck of the bottle with an elephant breaking through the void or counter in the letter.
    — Michael Casagrande | [email protected], al, 19 May 2021
  • The Globe explained that the word has evolved from a description of a person's skin color to signify a race and culture, and deserves the uppercase treatment, much like Latinos get.
    — David Bauder, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 June 2020
  • The Times began using the classic dateline style — uppercase letters followed by an em dash — as early as 1869.
    — Mathew Brownstein, New York Times, 26 May 2023
  • The company’s new corporate logo is its name in all uppercase letters.
    — Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2019
  • Very often, you are forced to use special characters, numbers, and uppercase and lowercase letters in a password.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 13 June 2023
  • And the company’s all-uppercase, 1990s-esque logo will give way to one including lower-case letters and a more modern-looking font, said Ms. Leyden Li.
    — Alexandra Bruell, WSJ, 19 July 2021
  • Writing without uppercase letters entirely, as the man did in the above exchange, is now the default for Generation Z on social media.
    — Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 July 2023
  • Fortunately this typeface is only uppercase, so that simplifies a lot of things.
    — Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Apr. 2021
  • It's also supposed to be lowercase, not uppercase, according to the Associated Press.
    — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2020
  • It's also supposed to be lowercase, not uppercase, according to the Associated Press stylebook.
    — Amy Huschka, Detroit Free Press, 13 Feb. 2024
  • An eight-character password comprising only uppercase and lowercase letters takes 22 minutes to crack.
    — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 25 May 2023
  • But uppercase when the phrase is linked to a time zone such as Eastern Daylight Time.
    — WSJ, 10 Mar. 2023
  • As part of the design, an uppercase block-A Alabama logo sits on the neck of the bottle with an elephant breaking through the void or counter in the letter.
    — Michael Casagrande | [email protected], al, 19 May 2021
  • The Globe explained that the word has evolved from a description of a person's skin color to signify a race and culture, and deserves the uppercase treatment, much like Latinos get.
    — David Bauder, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 June 2020
  • The Times began using the classic dateline style — uppercase letters followed by an em dash — as early as 1869.
    — Mathew Brownstein, New York Times, 26 May 2023
  • The company’s new corporate logo is its name in all uppercase letters.
    — Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2019
  • Very often, you are forced to use special characters, numbers, and uppercase and lowercase letters in a password.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 13 June 2023
  • And the company’s all-uppercase, 1990s-esque logo will give way to one including lower-case letters and a more modern-looking font, said Ms. Leyden Li.
    — Alexandra Bruell, WSJ, 19 July 2021
  • Writing without uppercase letters entirely, as the man did in the above exchange, is now the default for Generation Z on social media.
    — Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 July 2023
  • Fortunately this typeface is only uppercase, so that simplifies a lot of things.
    — Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Apr. 2021
  • It's also supposed to be lowercase, not uppercase, according to the Associated Press.
    — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2020
  • It's also supposed to be lowercase, not uppercase, according to the Associated Press stylebook.
    — Amy Huschka, Detroit Free Press, 13 Feb. 2024
  • An eight-character password comprising only uppercase and lowercase letters takes 22 minutes to crack.
    — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 25 May 2023
  • But uppercase when the phrase is linked to a time zone such as Eastern Daylight Time.
    — WSJ, 10 Mar. 2023
  • As part of the design, an uppercase block-A Alabama logo sits on the neck of the bottle with an elephant breaking through the void or counter in the letter.
    — Michael Casagrande | [email protected], al, 19 May 2021
  • The Globe explained that the word has evolved from a description of a person's skin color to signify a race and culture, and deserves the uppercase treatment, much like Latinos get.
    — David Bauder, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 June 2020
  • The Times began using the classic dateline style — uppercase letters followed by an em dash — as early as 1869.
    — Mathew Brownstein, New York Times, 26 May 2023
  • The company’s new corporate logo is its name in all uppercase letters.
    — Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2019
  • Very often, you are forced to use special characters, numbers, and uppercase and lowercase letters in a password.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 13 June 2023
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uppercase

2 of 2 noun
  • Duchess Meghan's cypher, which is kind of like a royal monogram, features a script uppercase 'M' underneath a coronet.
    — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 25 May 2018
  • Taking to Instagram to reveal the new ink to her 135million followers, Kylie showed off her latest tatt in the collection—a tiny ‘Stormi’ inked in uppercase on the back of her left arm.
    — Lucy Wood, Marie Claire, 17 May 2019
  • Then there’s the Nutella soufflé, which is neither an uppercase Nutella creation nor a soufflé.
    — Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, 28 Nov. 2019
  • The absence of uppercase letters and the presence of high-minded concepts will not improve the dire situation, which has precedent.
    — Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2018
  • Choose from four metals — 14k yellow gold or rose plated silver, sterling silver and 14k yellow gold — and customize either both or your right earring with up to ten uppercase letters for each hoop.
    — Nicole Saunders, NBC News, 17 Nov. 2020
  • Meanwhile, according to the checker, a 12-character string, with uppercase and lowercase letters, symbols and numbers, could take an attacker just three years to crack.
    — Nicole Nguyen, WSJ, 7 Mar. 2021
  • On the Internet, using uppercase letters is shorthand for shouting.
    — Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2019
  • Though Facebook says its new design is aimed at clarity, de Bartolo says all uppercase letters are often less legible than the standard uppercase-lowercase mix.
    — Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2019
  • Many accounts require your password to have both uppercase and lowercase letters, as well as numbers, special characters and a specific minimum and maximum length.
    — Kimberly Rotter, USA TODAY, 20 May 2017
  • In literacy, kindergarten students should know how stories and poems are the same or different; how to identify uppercase and lowercase letters; and how to recognize punctuation marks and many common words.
    — James Vaznis, BostonGlobe.com, 9 July 2019
  • Originally, experts suggested thinking of a super complex password with a variety of numbers, uppercase and lowercase letters, and symbols.
    — Brett Molina, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2017
  • When punctuation counts Google does not recognize uppercase or lowercase letters and punctuation.
    — Edward C. Baig, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2019
  • Duchess Meghan's cypher, which is kind of like a royal monogram, features a script uppercase 'M' underneath a coronet.
    — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 25 May 2018
  • Taking to Instagram to reveal the new ink to her 135million followers, Kylie showed off her latest tatt in the collection—a tiny ‘Stormi’ inked in uppercase on the back of her left arm.
    — Lucy Wood, Marie Claire, 17 May 2019
  • Then there’s the Nutella soufflé, which is neither an uppercase Nutella creation nor a soufflé.
    — Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, 28 Nov. 2019
  • The absence of uppercase letters and the presence of high-minded concepts will not improve the dire situation, which has precedent.
    — Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2018
  • Choose from four metals — 14k yellow gold or rose plated silver, sterling silver and 14k yellow gold — and customize either both or your right earring with up to ten uppercase letters for each hoop.
    — Nicole Saunders, NBC News, 17 Nov. 2020
  • Meanwhile, according to the checker, a 12-character string, with uppercase and lowercase letters, symbols and numbers, could take an attacker just three years to crack.
    — Nicole Nguyen, WSJ, 7 Mar. 2021
  • On the Internet, using uppercase letters is shorthand for shouting.
    — Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2019
  • Though Facebook says its new design is aimed at clarity, de Bartolo says all uppercase letters are often less legible than the standard uppercase-lowercase mix.
    — Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2019
  • Many accounts require your password to have both uppercase and lowercase letters, as well as numbers, special characters and a specific minimum and maximum length.
    — Kimberly Rotter, USA TODAY, 20 May 2017
  • In literacy, kindergarten students should know how stories and poems are the same or different; how to identify uppercase and lowercase letters; and how to recognize punctuation marks and many common words.
    — James Vaznis, BostonGlobe.com, 9 July 2019
  • Originally, experts suggested thinking of a super complex password with a variety of numbers, uppercase and lowercase letters, and symbols.
    — Brett Molina, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2017
  • When punctuation counts Google does not recognize uppercase or lowercase letters and punctuation.
    — Edward C. Baig, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2019
  • Duchess Meghan's cypher, which is kind of like a royal monogram, features a script uppercase 'M' underneath a coronet.
    — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 25 May 2018
  • Taking to Instagram to reveal the new ink to her 135million followers, Kylie showed off her latest tatt in the collection—a tiny ‘Stormi’ inked in uppercase on the back of her left arm.
    — Lucy Wood, Marie Claire, 17 May 2019
  • Then there’s the Nutella soufflé, which is neither an uppercase Nutella creation nor a soufflé.
    — Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, 28 Nov. 2019
  • The absence of uppercase letters and the presence of high-minded concepts will not improve the dire situation, which has precedent.
    — Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2018
  • Choose from four metals — 14k yellow gold or rose plated silver, sterling silver and 14k yellow gold — and customize either both or your right earring with up to ten uppercase letters for each hoop.
    — Nicole Saunders, NBC News, 17 Nov. 2020
  • Meanwhile, according to the checker, a 12-character string, with uppercase and lowercase letters, symbols and numbers, could take an attacker just three years to crack.
    — Nicole Nguyen, WSJ, 7 Mar. 2021

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